New Star Wars Rebels Season 3 clip brings back Wedge!

Lucasfilm and Disney XD have just released a new Star Wars Rebels Season 3 clip that features the an appearance from fan fav OT character Wedge, originally played by Denis Lawson and now voiced by Nathan Kress (“iCarly”)! Check out the clip below and catch the new episode featuring Wedge this Saturday on Disney XD. Titled “The Antilles Extraction,” the episode follows Sabine, who goes undercover as a cadet in the Empire’s elite flight academy to help break out several young pilots wanting to defect to the rebellion. We’ve also got four new stills from the episode, which you can check out in the gallery viewer at the bottom of this page.

Having established a secret base on Atollon, the Ghost crew, now led by a more powerful Ezra, have been strengthening the rebel fleet by acquiring new resources and recruits eager to stand against the Empire. However, the Imperial efforts to eliminate the rebellion are now being led by the coldly analytical Grand Admiral Thrawn, whose strategic, tactical and cultural insights make him a threat unlike any they have faced before. In season three, Ezra and Sabine take on new roles and challenges as the rebels prepare for their biggest mission yet – a direct assault on the Empire.

Star Wars Rebels is created by Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past), and Carrie Beck. The Lucasfilm Animation production is executive produced by Filoni and Kinberg, and co-executive produced by Henry Gilroy.

The returning voice cast includes Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan, Vanessa Marshall as Hera, Steve Blum as Zeb, Tiya Sircar as Sabine, Taylor Gray as Ezra, Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex, Captain Gregor and Commander Wolffe, Sam Witwer as Darth Maul and David Oyelowo as Agent Kallus. New to this season are Tom Baker (Doctor Who) as the intriguing Force-wise Bendu and Lars Mikkelsen (House of Cards) as the voice of Grand Admiral Thrawn.